Photos: It's a Muppets reunion at the Smithsonian

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President of the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, presents a new donation of 20 Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of his birthday during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.

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Miss Piggy, centre, is joined by Fozzie Bear, Scooter, and Rowlf during a ceremony to donate additional Jim Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.Jacquelyn Martin
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Bert stands with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Bert and Ernie, as well as Elmo, centre, are among a donation of additional Jim Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.Jacquelyn Martin
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President of the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, presents a new donation of 20 Jim Henson puppets and props — on the anniversary of her father’s birthday — during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Elmo stands with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of his birthday during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Muppets Bert and Ernie stand with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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President of the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, presents a new donation of 20 Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of her father’s birthday during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Cookie Monster and Grover are seen during a presentation of 20 Jim Henson puppets and props to the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Bert stands with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Twenty newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props — on the anniversary of his birthday — are displayed during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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A Miss Piggy Muppet, that was used on The Muppet Show, is all dressed up during a ceremony to donate additional Jim Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.Jacquelyn Martin
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The Muppet Miss Piggy stands with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, left, is surrounded by “Muppets” after donating additional Jim Henson objects to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, including, from left, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Scooter, from The Muppet Show, during a ceremony in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Miss Piggy is finally joining Kermit the Frog in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of Jim Henson’s Muppets, and Bert and Ernie will have a place in history, too.Jacquelyn Martin
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The Muppet, Wilkins, created in 1957 for the Wilkins Coffee commercials, sits with 20 newly donated Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of his birthday during an event at the Smithsonian National American History Museum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.JIM WATSON
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